| James Williams - 1862 - 538 pages
...are much more strongly, and with a higher and more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty than those to the northward. Such were all the ancient commonwealths. Such were our Gothic ancestors, and such in our day were the Poles. Such will be all masters of slaves who are not slaves themselves.... | |
| Eduard Maco Hudson - 1868 - 240 pages
...jealous of their freedom. I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so; and these people of the Southern colonies are much more strongly, and with...more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty than those to the Northward. Such were all the ancient commonwealths, such were our Gothic ancestors, and such... | |
| Henry May - 1863 - 76 pages
...as virtue in it; but I cannot alter the nature of the man. The fact is so; and theae people of the southern colonies are much more strongly, and with...more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty, than those to the northward. Such were all the ancient commonwealths; such were our Gothic ancestors; such in... | |
| Reverdy Johnson - 1863 - 764 pages
...but I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so ; and these people of the Southern Colonies are more strongly, and with a higher and more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty than those to the Northward. Such were all the ancient Commonwealths ; such were our gotbic ancestors; such, in... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1865 - 592 pages
...much more strongly, and with an higher and more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty, than those to the northward. Such were all the ancient commonwealths ; such were our Gothic ancestors ; such in our days were the Poles ; and such will be all masters of slaves, who are not slaves themselves. In such... | |
| George Sewall Boutwell - 1867 - 636 pages
...pride as virtue in it; but I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so; and these people of the Southern colonies are much more strongly, and with...more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty than those to the northward. Such were all the ancient commonwealths ; such were our Gothic ancestors; such in... | |
| George Sewall Boutwell - 1867 - 650 pages
...are much more strongly, and with a higher and more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty than those to the northward. Such were all the ancient commonwealths ; such were our Gothic ancestors ; such in our day were the Poles ; and such will be all masters of slaves who are not slaves themselves. In such... | |
| Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pages
...much more strongly, and with an higher and more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty than those to the northward. Such were all the ancient commonwealths; such were our Gothic ancestors; such iu our days were the Poles; and such will be all masters of slaves, who are not slaves themselves.... | |
| Alexander Hamilton Stephens - 1868 - 702 pages
...freedom. I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so, and these people of the southern colonies arc much more strongly, and with a higher and more stubborn spirit attached to liberty than those to the northward. Such were all the ancient commonwealths, such were our Gothic aucertors, and such... | |
| Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - 1872 - 438 pages
...pride as virtue in it ; but I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so, and these people of the southern colonies are much more strongly, and with...more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty than those to the northward.' — Speech of March 22, 1772. The London Virginia Company was, commercially, a failure.... | |
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